yr7_biology

Curriculum documents for Yr 7 Biology to go here

• outline
• lesson plans/planner
• assessment

Also ideas/feedback to be listed below
eg. did xxx activity - worked well
did xxx activity - bombed, try at own risk
WEEKLY PLAN biology unit
Mrs.Ravi

Week number	ACTIVITIES	HOMEWORK/PRAC/WORKSHEET
WEEKI	Living and nonliving things 7 basic features of living things Cells-introduction	Living and nonliving things sheets MRSGREN Sheet Cells sheet
WEEK2	Microscopes; types and uses CELLS and various parts	PRAC: Basic parts of microscopes and how to use it. PRAC: Looking at different samples under microscopes PRAC: Making ONION CELL SLIDE PROJECT HANDED OUT
WEEK3	Various parts of cells, their function Similarities and differences between animal and plant cells Cells, tissues , organs and systems	PRAC: Drawing of plant and animal cells PRAC: Looking at different types of animal and plant cells
WEEK4	Plant transport systems Xylem and Phloem tissues	PRAC: Colour carnations PRAC: Celery prac
WEEK5	PHOTOSYNTHESIS Parts of plant and their function How plants make food	PRAC: Looking at STOMATA PRAC: Starchy spuds PRAC: Transpiration in plants
WEEK6	RESPIRATION Geotropism phototropism	PRAC: SEED GERMINATION PRAC: PROJECT DUE
WEEK7	FLOWER PARTS Parts of flower and their functions Sexual reproduction in plants Asexual reproduction in plants	PRAC: Flower dissection PRAC: Asexual reproduction in plants
WEEK8	PLANT ADAPTATIONS What are adaptations Desert plant adaptations Water plant adaptations
WEEK9 AND 10	More on adaptations if time allows · Revision · Unit test · reports